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Who said this quote in the book Frankenstein

“But soon," he cried with sad and solemn enthusiasm, "I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct. I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the torturing flames. The light of that conflagration will fade away; my ashes will be swept into the sea by the winds. My spirit will sleep in peace, or if it thinks, it will not surely think thus. Farewell."
He sprang from the cabin window as he said this, upon the ice raft which lay close to the vessel. He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.”

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that quote is from the tormented creature known as the "Monster" in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." In this poignant moment, the Monster expresses his deep anguish and longing for an end to his sufferings. Consumed by loneliness and despair, he contemplates his own demise, envisioning a dramatic and fiery farewell. The Monster's words reflect his profound desire for peace and release from the world that has rejected him. It's a powerful and haunting passage that captures the Monster's tragic existence.
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